Civil Rights

  • March on Washington

    Over 200,000 people segregated in a peaceful march in protest of civil rights
  • Jim Crows Law

    Jim Crows Law

    Demonstrates injustice of Jim Crow laws during the time period
  • World War II and Civil Rights

    World War II and Civil Rights

    Law passed so all races could get jobs/be employed
  • Rose Park and Montgomery Buss Boycott

    Rose Park and Montgomery Buss Boycott

    381 day long Boycott because of Rosa Park's refusal to stand up from her seat
  • Civil rights of 1957

    First major civil rights bill since reconstruction
  • Little Rock Nine

    9 black students brought to all white school to start desegregation
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Shows impact of the civil rights act of 1964
  • Greensboro Sit ins

    Demonstrates peaceful Protests during the civil rights movements
  • Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders

    Shows Protests during civil rights movements
  • Civil Rights of 1964

    Initiation of legislation into law
  • Bloody Sunday

    600 people protesting for killing of black civil rights
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Death

    global realization of black lives matter after his assassination
  • Title IX

    Law banning sex discrimination in schools and sports helping woman and girls get equal education oppurtunities
  • Henry Hank Hit his 715th home run

    After he beat Babe Ruth's record he was sent death threats but, Jimmy Carter spoke and helped advance civil rights
  • Regents of the university of California v, Bakke

    Banning of racial quotes in collage admissions
  • Rodney King Verdict & LA Riots

    After the police officers that beat RK were found not guilty, riots and protests began for awareness of police brutality
  • Americans with ADA

    Law that protected people with disabilites from descrimination
  • Election of Barack Obama

    Obama became the first U.S president to mark a major movement in American Racial History
  • Sonia Sotomayor appointed to Supreme Court

    First Latin Supreme Court Justice
  • Same Sex Marriage Legalized

    Supreme Court ruled that same sex marriage is legal nationwide expanding LGTBQ+ civil rights
  • George Floyd Protests

    Protests for racial justice and police reform after his death